MEDIA 208

New Zealand Film since the Mid-1980s

Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for MEDIA 208.

Description

Traces a history of filmmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand from the mid-1980s to the present day. Topics include the country’s (post)colonial connections with Britain and the US; the struggle to create a bicultural nation; gender and sexuality; the film industry’s relationship with Hollywood and the production of ‘blockbusters’; fourth cinema; and digital filmmaking.

Availability 2018

Not taught in 2018

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

MEDIA 208: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points from COMMS 100, 104, FTVMS 100, 101, 110, MEDIA 101 and 45 points in BA courses

Restrictions

FTVMS 208, FTVMS 300, MEDIA 300